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Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions
Phil Zuckerman · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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David Brooks, The New York TimesAs secularism becomes more prominent and self-confident, its spokesmen have more insistently argued that secularism should not be seen as an absence — as a lack of faith — but rather as a positive moral creed. Phil Zuckerman, a Pitzer College sociologist,... |
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UFO Investigations Manual: UFO investigations from 1982 to the present day
Nigel Watson · Haynes Publishing UK; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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UFOs have been a global phenomenon from the late 19th century to the present day. The UFO Investigator's Manual examines many UFO investigations worldwide by looking at the government reports, both official and secret, that have attempted to explain the "otherworldly". This... |
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The Handy Islam Answer Book
John Renard Ph.D. · Visible Ink Press
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In an age of continued Middle East volatility, religious extremists, and terrorist threats, the mere mention of Islam and Muslims too often provokes misunderstanding and even rancor. Often overlooked are the important links between the Qur'an and the Bible. Also ignored are the significant... |
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Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice
Thea Sabin · Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback
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"In her first book-length work, Sabin presents a first-rate, fresh, and thorough addition to the burgeoning field of earth-based spiritual practice volumes...written in a light, informative style that magically mines depth, breadth and brevity."--Publishers Weekly, starred... |
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Day of the Dead: 20 Creative Projects to Make For Your Party or Celebration
SUSIE HODGE · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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Celebrate The Day of the Dead with 20 Fun Projects!The growing popularity of Dia de los Muertos - The Day of the Dead - can be seen in the increased number of festivals, music concerts, art fairs, altar nights, arts-and-crafts events, costume contests, and candlelit processions (including... |
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Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive
T. D. Jakes · FaithWords; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An instant 1 New York Times bestseller for six weeks, Bishop T.D. Jakess smash-hit INSTINCT shows readers how to tap into their God-given intuition to achieve ultimate success. Whether you call it following your heart, a gut feeling, a hunch or intuition, instinct-the inner knowledge bubbling... |
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A Little History of Religion
Richard Holloway · Yale University Press
Pages: 244
Format: Print book
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For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire... |
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Mecca: The Sacred City
Ziauddin Sardar · Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mecca is, for many, the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction to which Muslims turn when they pray, and the site of pilgrimage that annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet the significance of Mecca is more than purely religious.... |
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Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648
Mark Greengrass · Viking; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable new volume in the critically acclaimed Penguin History of Europe seriesFrom peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of the sixteenth century. Martin Luthers challenge to church authority forced Christians to examine their beliefs... |
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Fifty Million Rising: The New Generation of Working Women Transforming the Muslim World
Saadia Zahidi · Nation Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Across the Muslim world, representing a fifth of the global population, unprecedented numbers of women are going to work. In the span of just over a decade, millions have joined the workforce, giving them more earning and purchasing power and greater personal autonomy.In Fifty Million Rising,... |
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors... |
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The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood
Irving Finkel · Nan A. Talese
Pages: 421
Format: Hardcover
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The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history. Since the Victorian period, it has been understood that the story of Noah, iconic in the Book of Genesis,... |
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